President barack obama stepped off air force one into the history books sunday as the first sitting american president to visit cuba in 88 years. The president arrived with first lady, Michelle Obama and daughters. The president tweeted que bola cuba . Or whats up, coo ba. And said he is looking for wrd to meeting the cuban people today, barack obama became the first u. S. President to walk on cuban soil since 1928 when Calvin Coolidge arrived aboard a warship. President obama brought another symbol of american power, a delegation of Corporate Leaders including the ceo of xerox and executives from Companies Like marriott and starwood which just struck a deal to become the First American Hotel Operator in havana in nearly 60 years. They will tap a market long out of reach due off to the ongoing trade embargo that cut off communist cuba during the cold war. Scholar Peter Kornbluh said the island is ripe for investment. They see a market that is really ready for u. S. Companies and the pr
That he fears come at the expense of veterans pre grams. Those worth issues that led to the firing of the charitys top two officers three weeks age now the charitys original founders want more. Theyre calling for the resignation of board chairman, Anthony Odierno as the only way to reap store public trust restore public trust in Wounded Warriors. The same board that eversaw these problems, who approved the budget, is the same board that is trying to fix the problem. Toney is a good, honorable servant of our country. But toney was frankly asleep at the wheel. Reporter odierno appointed interim ceo. Cbs news learned that odierno who works for a bank in new york is not running the daily operations of the charity in jacksonville. Odierno canceled a planned meeting with melia after melia threat tuned make public phone calls he recorded with Board Members he says show a board in disarray. In a statement today, the board said the melias are attacking the organization to pro molt their persona
Ecuador. The president of ecuador says 2500 are injured. Hundreds of buildings destroyed. It hit saturday night, magnitude 7. 8. Strongest to jolt ecuador since 1979. More than 135 aftershocks followed. We begin with manuel bojorquez. Reporter with the day light residents saw for the first time the full extent of the damage. Near the epicenter in the pacific town rescuers dug through crumbled concrete to find lifeless bodies. The quake also claimed lives about 85 miles south in the coastal city of manta where shaken residents surveyed the widespread damage. This desperate worker fried d e with his bare hands to find survivors. Three alive, a girl its dead he said. Last night onlookers cheered as this teenager was pulled from a crushed hotel in the city. This appears to be the moment the quake hit. Customers in this store in quito panicked as shock waves knocked items off the shelves and took out electricity saturday night. People took refuge on the streets of the countrys capital. Quit
Could anything they wanted to do to a slave. Vice President Joe Biden revealing new details about his decision not to run for the white house. He tells cbs news he didnt run because he didnt think he could win. Why it took so long to reach that decision, he says his family was still grieving the loss of his son beau. He also said theres no truth to the rumor that beau made a deathbed request that his father run for president. The united autoworkers and General Motors reached a tentative ingredient on a new contract. The union threwened to strike unless a deal was struck. The proposed contract covers 53,000 workers. American drivers getting a break at the gas pump where prices will plunging. National average price of a gallon is 2. 20. Thats right. Prices dropped 9 cents over the past week. Since february, they have fallen 55 cents. Aaa is still predicting the National Average dropping below you take the subway though. Just in time for my veterans day get away. Something new on the menu
This is world news now. Wellg morn, good morning on this very busy wednesday morning. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. Everybody talking about the big showdown in las vegas where the democrats were butting heads in the first debate of the primary. Despite a few disagreements, the candidates were toeing the party line on immigration and more. Your vote with juju chang. Reporter right out of the gate the tough questions. Lu say anything to get elected . Reporter Anderson Cooper asking Hillary Clinton about her recent flipflop. From gay marriage to last weeks trade deal. Well, actually, i have been very consistent over the course of my entire life. I have always fought for the same values and principles. Reporter but the real sparks flying between the top two contenders, clinton and Bernie Sanders, going toe to toe for the first time. The first hotbutton issue gun control. Is Bernie Sanders tough enough on guns . No. Not at all. What i can tell secretary clinton, that all the shouting